Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Obama's Gay Issues

What exactly is Obama's stance on gay rights?

Here is an excerpt from USA Today:

' Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., says on his Senate website that he personally believes marriage is between a man and woman. But he voted in 2006 against amending the Constitution to make that declaration. He said decisions about marriage should be left to the states. Obama said he supports civil unions that would give same-sex couples the same benefits as married couples, including hospital visitation rights and health insurance coverage. Obama has also said he would repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which set a federal definition of marriage as between a man and a woman and said states don’t have to recognize same-sex marriages performed by another state.'

I personally believe that two people can be married even if they are of the same sex. Why aren't more of his gay backers calling him on this issue.

More and more companies are offering their gay employees and couples the same benefits and coverage as straight employees and couples so his actions won't a a whole lot of impact.

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